Object number1987.53.86
Elderly Black Woman Crossing Street, Mississippi
Date1953
Artist
Rosalie Thorne McKenna
(American, 1918-2003)
CultureAmerican
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 13 3/16 x 10 1/16 in. (33.5 x 25.6 cm)
Matted: 22 x 16 in. (55.9 x 40.6 cm)
Matted: 22 x 16 in. (55.9 x 40.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of the artist
On View
Not on viewPeriod20th c
Classification(s)
InscribedOn verso, by artist, center in pencil: Mississippi / Miss. 3[circled] #39; in ink: 1953; by unidentified hand, lower right corner in pencil: 87.53.86
MarkingsOn verso, stamped upper center: PHOTO BY: / ROLLIE MCKENNA / 438 EAST 88 STREET / NEW YORK 28, N. Y. / TEL. ENRIGHT 9-3889 / Not To Be Reproduced / Without Permission. / Please Credit With Photo
BibliographyRosalie Thorne McKenna, Rollie McKenna: A Life in Photography (New York: Knopf, 1991), 14. ProvenanceGift of the artistVassar Exhibitions
DescriptionElderly Black woman with dark hat and coat crossing street with dark purse on left arm and ring on middle fingerTerms
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Rosalie Thorne McKenna
1958
Culture: American
